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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Chapter I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which coast of Africa were the barracoons of Whydah located?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) West.

2. Cudjo's mother in Africa had given him what name?
(a) Cudjo.
(b) Kossula.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Olaudah.

3. Cudjo states that he has been "in Americky soil since" (19) what year?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1863.

4. When remonstrating Hurston for not recognizing the importance of ancestors' stories, Cudjo asks her where the house is located in which the what is the leader?
(a) Lion.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Leopard.
(d) Rabbit.

5. How many slaves were bought in the same transaction in which Cudjo was purchased?
(a) 100.
(b) 320.
(c) 50.
(d) 130.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Cudjo name as the agent responsible for finding a man wives to add to his family?

2. In what month and year did Zora Neale Hurston first meet Cudjo?

3. What body of water borders the land on which the barracoons housing Cudjo and other slaves stood?

4. At what location were the barracoons from which Cudjo was taken by the owner of the Clotilda?

5. What is NOT listed by Cudjo among the tasks a man's wives would perform in order to help him get to sleep in Cudjo's former community in Africa?

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